Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 26, Issue 12

Briefings on the Joint Commission, December 2015

December 1, 2015
Accreditation & Survey Preparation

After reading this article, you will be able to:

Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 26, Issue 12

AAAHC moves into hospital accreditation market with HFAP acquisition

December 1, 2015
Accreditation & Survey Preparation

In early October, the Accreditation Association, the parent company of the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) announced it had acquired the Health Facilities Accreditation Program (HFAP) from the American Osteopathic Association (AOA).

Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 26, Issue 12

Keeping an eye on Congress in 2016

December 1, 2015
Accreditation & Survey Preparation

As CMS works to get its legislative agenda back on track, there are several key issues that The Joint Commission is tracking, including the adoption of a...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 16, Issue 12

Patient Safety Monitor Journal, December 2015

December 1, 2015
Patient Safety

Building on a 1999 report that focused on treatment, the IOM turns its attention toward diagnostic errors that impact patients

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 16, Issue 12

A broader focus on falls inside and outside the hospital

December 1, 2015
Patient Safety

The Joint Commission urges providers to focus on injury prevention through risk assessment, data analysis, and post-fall huddles

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 16, Issue 12

Eight goals to improve diagnoses

December 1, 2015
Patient Safety

Building on a 1999 report that focused on treatment, the IOM turns its attention toward diagnostic errors that impact patients

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 16, Issue 12

Comprehensive training and robust data crucial to robotic surgical safety

December 1, 2015
Patient Safety

Recent data highlights device malfunctions that led to injury and death, but experts say better data collection and improved team training is needed

Inside the Joint Commission - Volume 20, Issue 23

Inside the Joint Commission, November 30, 2015

November 30, 2015
Accreditation & Survey Preparation
Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

Joint Commission puts antimicrobial stewardship standard up for field review

November 24, 2015
Infection Control

The Joint Commission seeks comments from healthcare facilities about a proposed standard that would require organizations to establish antimicrobial stewardship programs. 

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

Study: Acute Care for the Elderly units benefit seniors

November 24, 2015
Patient Safety

A new study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society found that Acute Care of the Elderly (ACE) units have a positive impact on both patients and hospitals.

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